Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) Share this | Hansard source

I will not hold up the House. The intention of the opposition's amendment is a pretty close match to how we had envisaged the committee operating. The concept of putting that in and formalising it in the bill is, I think, a good suggestion and I thank the opposition for the consultative way in which the drafting has taken place.

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